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Chemical Warfare Bystanders Could Leave Syria With U.S. Help
May 24, 2013 | Chemical Weapons UseSelect medical providers could receive U.S. help to leave Syria so they can present U.N. experts with proof of chemical arms strikes by President Bashar Assad's regime, the Daily Beast reported on Wednesday.
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Multinational Naval Drill Concludes Near Iran
Dozens of nations on Thursday wrapped up two weeks of naval drills and preparations spanning several key Middle Eastern water bodies and shipping routes, the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command in Bahrain said.
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Putin Replies to Obama Letter
May 24, 2013 | International Perspectives on Missile DefenseRussian President Vladimir Putin has submitted his written reply to a personal letter President Obama sent in April, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday.
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Russia, U.S. Heading Toward Nunn-Lugar Renewal, Official Says
May 24, 2013 | Cooperative Threat Reduction, NuclearA senior U.S. Defense Department official on Thursday indicated the Obama administration is nearly at the end of successful negotiations with Russia to maintain bilateral work under the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction program, ITAR-Tass reported.
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U.S. Antimissile Tech's Effectiveness Remains in Doubt: Report
May 24, 2013 | Missile DefenseAnalysts have continued to question the real-world viability of missile shield efforts that have cost the United States at least $158 billion since the 1980s, Agence France-Presse reported.
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A LOOK AHEAD
May 24, 2013What’s next on nonproliferation and international security, in Washington and across the globe.
Quote of the Day
Ahmet Üzümcü, director of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, on the challenges facing a U.N. team of investigators still waiting to investigate reports of chemical weapons use in the Syrian civil war.We don’t know who used what … and we don’t have the ability to verify it.















